Geological controls on geothermal resources for power generation

E Jolie, S Scott, J Faulds, I Chambefort… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Threats posed by the climate crisis have created an urgent need for sustainable green
energy. Geothermal resources have the potential to provide up to 150 GWe of sustainable …

Electrospun nanofibers for personal protection in mines

R Liu, D Ji, G Zhou, Z Liu, Q Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dust in mine poses a huge threat to miner's health. Through a comprehensive review of the
research of different types of coal dust, we summarize the highly efficient dust …

Understanding injection-induced seismicity in enhanced geothermal systems: From the coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical process to anthropogenic …

TD Rathnaweera, W Wu, Y Ji, RP Gamage - Earth-science reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Injection-induced seismicity has become a major barrier to the development of geothermal
energy, because the complexity of fault behaviors and the lack of physical fundamentals …

The physical mechanisms of induced earthquakes

MJA Moein, C Langenbruch, R Schultz… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Anthropogenic operations involving underground fluid extraction or injection can cause
unexpectedly large and even damaging earthquakes, despite operational and regulatory …

Cyclic hydraulic fracturing of pocheon granite cores and its impact on breakdown pressure, acoustic emission amplitudes and injectivity

L Zhuang, KY Kim, SG Jung, M Diaz, KB Min… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyclic hydraulic fracturing, which employs cyclic injection with alternating high and low
injection rates or pressurization, is suggested to assist in reducing induced seismicity. Our …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory experiments on fault behavior towards better understanding of injection-induced seismicity in geoenergy systems

Y Ji, H Hofmann, K Duan, A Zang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Induced seismicity associated with fluid injection into underground formations jeopardizes
the sustainable utilization of the subsurface. Understanding the fault behavior is the key to …

First field application of cyclic soft stimulation at the Pohang Enhanced Geothermal System site in Korea

H Hofmann, G Zimmermann, M Farkas… - Geophysical Journal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Precession of planets or moons affects internal liquid layers by driving flows, instabilities and
possibly dynamos. The energy dissipated by these phenomena can influence orbital …

Laboratory hydraulic fracturing experiments on crystalline rock for geothermal purposes

L Zhuang, A Zang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
This article reviews laboratory experimental studies on hydraulic fracturing under triaxial and
true triaxial stress conditions in crystalline rock for geothermal purposes, and places …

Non-contaminating cryogenic fluid access to high-temperature resources: Liquid nitrogen fracturing in a lab-scale Enhanced Geothermal System

R Yang, C Hong, W Liu, X Wu, T Wang, Z Huang - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Hot dry rock (HDR) geothermal energy exploitation is essential to meet the energy demand
and achieve low-carbon solutions. Creation of complex fracture networks in HDR by …

Real‐time imaging, forecasting, and management of human‐induced seismicity at Preston New Road, Lancashire, England

H Clarke, JP Verdon, T Kettlety… - Seismological …, 2019 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Earthquakes induced by subsurface fluid injection pose a significant issue across a range of
industries. Debate continues as to the most effective methods to mitigate the resulting …